Tumbler-washing machine



' T644 628 4 s. c.

I TUMBLER WASHING MACHINE Filed June 27, 1924 INVENTOR ATTORN Patented st. 4, 1927.

,TUMBLER-WASHING MAoHIiiiE.

' Application filed June 27, 1924. seriaiirb. 722,808.

for cleansing the "tumblers is readily" con-' veye'd to a. waste pipe. z r p Another object ofthe present invention'jis the provision of a device of this character which includes a main sup-ply tank, a support for the glasses 'iho'v able in a vertical position and whereby the movement of the Support will actuate means for supplying the cleansing fluid from the main tankto upstahding spray pipes carried hy the support for simultaheously spraying the cleansing fluid upon the exterior as Well as the interior of the glasses or tumblers being eleansed.v p I With the above and other objects in view the intention'consists' in the novel features in construction, the combination and, arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully s'et'forth, po nted out in el'ainis and'shown in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a Vertical sectional *vietvof a tu nbler washer construet'ed in accord-shoe Withmy invention. N I

Fig. 2' is a tletailplan' iew.

Fig. 3'fisa detail section taken the line 3 3 oflifig. '1, I A pr The niain emhodirh'ent oi' my l IlVlitljOn comprises a supply tank 1, supporte d upon suitablestandar'ds 2 and mounted upon the upper end of the tank 1 is a memess cover 3 havfingan upstanding annular {ii-mg e1 extending circumferentl'ally of the perimeter of the'cot er as illustrated in Fig. 1.

V The cover member 3 is provided with outstanding annular flanges 5 which are preterably arranged so as to be fitted upon the interior of the tank 1 and frictionally engage the inner Walls of the tahk 1 at a' point adjacent the upper open end of the same as shown in Fig. 1 so as to retain the cover member in position upon the open end of thetank. The upstanding fl angeet is provided with inwardly extendihg lugs 6 and resting upon these lugsis a drain plate 7 1-miiig aplu'r'ality of perforations 8 therein to permit the liquid to pass into the upper surface of the cover 3 and this iiqui'lis' tl'iiii drained off througl'i an outlet pipefE) V l i'cli extends through the cover at any convent-eat location.

Suspended from the top?) are"the-=' 'uitle rods 10, said rods having their, upper eXt'ended through thew partian :3 ;vided n'thjhuts 111 Which 'are tlireadedupoh the upper ends of the roasts "retain the" position. The lmtenends'of enemas-- reduced size 'as' at 12 and meantd 1i ther'e'duce'd portion are the plat'es' 1'4iiih-1ch support a supply cylinder l'fif's'ai'd cylinder in the present instance being ibrihed' iiit'egrial With the lowermost plate 14: and 'this'fplate being secured upon the rods by m ans-"of the nuts 16. The cylinder-15 isp roVidd upon itsupper end Withai'cuat'e slots 17- t0 permit the liquid coiitents'o'f the tank 1 to enter the cylinder.

Mounted :t'or reciprocating V hioheineht within the cylinder 15 1st plunger 18havihg atubular. member 19 attached theretofand extending-through the ease part es er-the plunger, said tubular member extendingup- Wardly between the rods 10 and projectihg through a guide sleeve 2'0forn1ed""it-the central portion ofthe cover members The upper end of the tubular 'nieinher 19 *is threaded and'inounted thereonis a support ing disc 21, said disc-having piers-m "of extensions '22 radiating-n eten-tee of k f iv e iii sf as a 23 wen st P s g l smi fi s it, c, A the central -en1argedport1on of the d scfor nthat side which facesthe eenterof'the porting disc, and furthermore these erfsse U tions are formed in the tubes 29 are point ijn'g a direct communication with the 'tuhhlar member 19. I Y H The passages 23 which eggtend throughthe' adjacent the outer ends thereof as clearly having communication with the upper end the tube 19 and the passages 23 is a conveying tube 31. this tube is vertically dis sosed the same as the tubes 29 but is somewhat shorter than the tubes 29 and is provided within its upper end with perforations 32 whereby cleansing fluid is supplied to the interior of the glass or tumbler being cleansed. l Mounted upon the tube 19 with its lower endarrange'd within a guide 33"is a coil spring 34, the upper end of which is fitted into a guide collar 35, said collar being se- ,curedj to the tube 19 at a pre-determined distance from the cylinder 15, whereby the tension of the spring 34 will normally retain the plunger 18 in its raised position against ings 36 in the disc 21 an the uppermost plate let as shown in Fig. 1 and from this it will be apparent that when a glass or tumbler is placed upon the supporting disc 21 and downward pressure exerted upon the tumbler, the tube 19 will be reciprocated, forcing the plunger 18 downwardly within the casing 15, causing the contents of the casing to move upwardly through the tube 19 out through the passages 23 and through the tubes 29 and 31 whereby the cleansing fluid will be sprayed through the medium ofthe perforations and 32 simultaneously upon the interior and exterior of the lass or tumbler being cleansed, the used 'fluic? passing downwardl through the open- I d through the perforations 8 on the drain plate 7 onto the upper face of the cover member 3 from whence it is conveyed through the outlet pipe 9.

From this it will be apparent that the cleansing fluid is used only once and that when the contents of the main supply tank 1 has been emptied of its contents it is necessary to replenish the supply for further cleansing.

'In order to prevent the cleansing fluid from entering the sleeve 20 around the tube 19 a housing 37 is attached to the under surface of the disc 21 and surrounds the tube 19 at a point below the disc, said housing being provided at its lower end with a flared edge as at '38 so as to guide the cleansing fluid away from the sleeve 20 and tube 19 and prevent any of the same from entering the sleeve 20 and interfering with the operation of the device or prevent the return of the fluid into the main supply tank 1.

From the above it will be apparent that I have provided a device of this character wherein the glasses or tumblers being cleansed may be quickly and readily placed in position upon the supporting disc 21 and by a downward pressure, thecleansing fluid will be supplied simultaneously to the interior and exterior of the article being cleansed, and the fluid after once being used will be conveyed to a waste pipe and be prevented from being returned to the supply within the tank 1.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention I wish it to be understood that various changes and alterations may be carried out during the manufacture of the same without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims. k

Havingthus described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a tumbler washer, a tank comprising a fluid reservoir and having an open upper end, a cover for the open end of the tank having a drain plate thereon, rods suspended from said cover and drain plate .carrying a cylinder having an inlet in the upper side thereof, a piston adapted for reciprocation in said cylinder, a tubular member mounted for vertical sliding movement in said cover and drain plate and securedto and extending through said piston so as to comprise an outlet for said cylinder, spring, means disposed around and adapted to urge said tubular member upwardly, said piston being adapted to engage the upper wall of said cylinder to limit said upward movement, and a fluid distributing member carried on the upper end of said tubular member above said cover and drain plate and adapted to receive a tumbler, downward movement of said tumbler, distributing member, tubular member, and piston forcing fluid from said reservoir and said cylinder through said tubular member and distributing member against said tumbler. V

2. In a tumbler washer, a tank, a drain plate providing a cover for the open end of the tank, a cylinder mounted within the tank adapted to be open at its upper end, a piston adapted for operation in the cylinder, a tubular member open at both ends and projecting through the drain plate and having its lower end in communication with the cylinder and adapted to carry the piston, a tumbler support carried bythe upper end portion of the tubular member having vertically extending tubular columns provided with openings therein directed toward said tumbler support, said tumbler support having openings therein directed toward said first mentioned openings and arranged so as columns being in communication with said tubular member, said tumbler support being arranged to impart downward movement to the tubular member and piston by imposed weight thereon, spring means disposed around said tubular member between a collar to embody a passage adapted to extend V therethrough, said passage and said tubular thereon and said cylinder normally retaining said tubular member and piston in their uppermost positions, and members suspended from the drain plate Within the tank for bodily supporting the cylinder, piston, tubular member, and tumbler support so as to permit said just mentioned parts to be bodily removed from the tank when the drain plate is removed from covering position, said downward movement forcing fluid 1 from said tank through said tubular member and openings in the tumbler support and vertical columns against a tumbler mounted on said tumbler support.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SAMUEL G. BENJAMIN. 

